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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lazarre who wrote (8331)	10/8/1998 10:46:00 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 67261

You already know how I'm going to answer that. Keep calling it private, etc. I don't think Newt's antics were private after they became the subject of an investigation and neither was Clinton's. Call me romantic but when you put your hand on a Bible and swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, you damn well ought to, especially if you have taken an oath to faithfully execute the laws of this country. I know its a little quirky but it works for me. In general, I find sticking with the truth tends to make my life a lot easier to manage and as both my wife and mother will tell you, I'm one lousy liar. <g> JLA

To: lazarre who wrote (8331)	10/8/1998 11:02:00 PM
From: mrknowitall	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

lazarre - "The only person who has suffered harm is his wife. No one else." You left out his daughter and the men and women who he sent out on those errands of misdirection. Not to mention the loyalist Democrats who fell in line. Mr. K.

To: lazarre who wrote (8331)	10/9/1998 10:00:00 AM
From: j_b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

<< What many of us on this thread have a hard time with ( not to mention 60% of the American public ) is the insistence by some that Clinton's misdeeds were somehow more egregious and deserve a harsher punishment.>> Elsewhere on this thread, we have been discussing the difference in the standards to which Congress and the President are held. The President IS the Executive Branch, and can make decisions and take actions by himself. No member of Congress can do that - they all have to be part of a joint decision. Therefore, any error on the part of the President is more serious than the same mistake made by a member of Congress. The President should be held to a higher standard, IMHO. A lie or deception or whatever by a Congressperson really can't affect the everyday person, where a similar act by a President can. There is obviously plenty of room for interpretation here, and there will absolutely be differences of opinion over whether Clinton's actions were of a serious enough nature to actually cause harm to our system of justice or to society as a whole. However, IMHO, it wouldn't even be an issue for a member of Congress, because their actions inherently don't have that ability, where the President's do.